diff --git a/common/content/events.js b/common/content/events.js
index 32dd7c7f..4f04ca3d 100644
--- a/common/content/events.js
+++ b/common/content/events.js
@@ -169,8 +169,6 @@ const Events = Module("events", {
      */
     feedingKeys: false,
 
-    wantsModeReset: true, // used in onFocusChange since Firefox is so buggy here
-
     /**
      * Initiates the recording of a key event macro.
      *